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The Bloody Hundredth

The ultimate goalwas to shoot down so many fighters that the Germans could no longerput up...

The ultimate goal
was to shoot down so many fighters that the Germans could no longer
put up a fighter defense

Full Transcript

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The ultimate goal was to shoot down so many fighters
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that the Germans could no longer put up a fighter defense.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:22
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Playtone,Amblin Television,Herzog & Company

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Movie Summary

It honors the heroes of the 100th Bomb Group.
{\an8}We had been having very high losses due to fighter action. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:20
{\an8}We had been having very high losses due to fighter act...
{\an8}The Mustang. The P-51. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:18
{\an8}The Mustang. The P-51.
And they also fixed up the 47s - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
And they also fixed up the 47s
When we went to Emden, and I saw all those gorgeous P-51s, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:13
When we went to Emden, and I saw all those gorgeous P-51s,
It'll be to go after the Luftwaffe in the air and on the ground. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
It'll be to go after the Luftwaffe in the air and on th...
Sunday morning 20 February, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:22
Sunday morning 20 February,
Day after day, month after month, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:26
Day after day, month after month,
It wasn't until the Mustang really got involved in the war - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
It wasn't until the Mustang really got involved in the ...
If you want to go to the heart of the enemy - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
If you want to go to the heart of the enemy
{\an8}When they had the briefing, and they pulled the curtain back, - The Bloody Hundredth 00:12
{\an8}When they had the briefing, and they pulled the curtai...
You can't hear what's going on down there - The Bloody Hundredth 00:38
You can't hear what's going on down there
It must have had an adverse effect morale on the civilians and military alike. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
It must have had an adverse effect morale on the civilians a...
One of the worst things about being a prisoner of war - The Bloody Hundredth 00:09
One of the worst things about being a prisoner of war
It's not as if you've been given a fixed sentence. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:05
It's not as if you've been given a fixed sentence.
You're going to be there until you either escape or it's all over. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:06
You're going to be there until you either escape or it&...
They had an old toilet that had a tile floor - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
They had an old toilet that had a tile floor
And my object was to have these removable tiles - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
And my object was to have these removable tiles
{\an8}Some 76 British prisoners tunneled out of the compound - The Bloody Hundredth 00:11
{\an8}Some 76 British prisoners tunneled out of the compound
All but two were recaptured, and 50 were executed by the Germans. - The Bloody Hundredth 00:08
All but two were recaptured, and 50 were executed by the Ger...
What little decent relations we had with the Germans - The Bloody Hundredth 00:07
What little decent relations we had with the Germans